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Jan 15, 2019 Telekinesis By Christopher Roberts

Telekinesis (the project of Seattle-based singer/songwriter/drummer Michael Benjamin Lerner) is releasing a new album, Effluxion, on February 22 via Merge. Previously he shared a lyric video for its first single, “Set a Course” (which was one of our Songs of the Week). Now he has shared another song from the album, “Cut the Quick,” via a video for the song. Kayhl Cooper directed the video, which was filmed in Manhattan and features Lerner being haunted by a mysterious spirit living in a photograph. Watch it below, followed by his upcoming tour dates.

Effluxion is Telekinesis’ fifth album, the follow-up to 2015’s Ad Infinitum. Effluxion comes from the Latin term meaning “to flow.” While on previous albums he worked with Death Cab for Cutie’s Chris Walla and Spoon’s Jim Eno as producers, Lerner self-produced Effluxion, recording it in his basement home studio and playing every instrument. The album was influenced by his time in 2017 as a touring member of Teenage Fanclub, leading him to a more back-to-basics sound as opposed to the drum machine-led Ad Infinitum.

Also, read our 2015 interview with Telekinesis or our 2015 Artist Survey interview with Telekinesis or our 2014 Artist Survey interview with Telekinesis or Lerner’s My Favorite Thing post on Flin Flon’s A-Ok or our Halloween 2013 Questionnaire with Lerner or the guest post he wrote on the film The Sandlot.

Telekinesis Tour Dates:

Mar 30 Baker City, OR - Churchill Dancehall
Apr 01 Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
Apr 02 Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge
Apr 04 Omaha, NE - Slowdown Jr.
Apr 05 Davenport, IA - The Raccoon Motel
Apr 06 St. Paul, MN - Turf Club
Apr 07 Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon
Apr 08 Chicago, IL - Schubas
Apr 09 Grand Rapids, MI - Pyramid Scheme
Apr 10 Detroit, MI - El Club
Apr 11 Toronto, ON - Drake Hotel
Apr 12 Montreal, QC - Bar le Ritz PDB
Apr 13 Boston, MA - Great Scott
Apr 14 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda’s
Apr 16 Brooklyn, NY - Rough Trade
Apr 17 Washington, DC - U Street Music Hall
Apr 18 Carrboro, NC - Cat’s Cradle Back Room
Apr 19 Atlanta, GA - The Earl
Apr 20 Nashville, TN - The Basement
Apr 22 Dallas, TX - Ruins
Apr 23 Houston, TX - Rockefeller’s
Apr 24 Austin, TX - 3TEN ACL Live
Apr 26 Phoenix, AZ - The Rebel Lounge
Apr 27 San Diego, CA - Casbah
Apr 28 Los Angeles, CA - The Moroccan Lounge
Apr 30 San Francisco, CA - Cafe du Nord
May 01 Chico, CA - Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
May 02 Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios
May 03 Seattle, WA - Neumos

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